Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: Collected

TEHRAN, June 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi 
arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday, Iran's state media reported, as President 
Masoud Pezeshkian also travelled to Pakistan, which acts as a mediator in 
talks between Tehran and Washington.

Upon their arrival in Islamabad, the pair met with Pakistani President Asif 
Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to state news agency 
IRNA.

The Iranian foreign minister had previously been in Oman alongside Iran's 
chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as part of diplomatic efforts.